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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ukraine War (22 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Government is committed to delivering a humanitarian response to welcome people fleeing the war in Ukraine and seeking protection in Ireland as part of the EU response, and has ramped-up the humanitarian response in order to provide accommodation and other essential supports rapidly and at scale. This work is taking place with the support of the Irish Red Cross and many NGOs and charities...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability facilitates older people and people with a disability to remain living independently in their own homes. Voted capital funding of €65 million is available in 2022, which is an increase of €5 million on the 2021 provision of €60 million, continuing the year on year...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (22 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing for All (published in September 2021) provides a new housing plan for Ireland to 2030 with the overall objective that every citizen in the State should have access to good quality homes through a steady supply of housing in the right locations, with economic, social and environmental sustainability built into the system. The strategy sets out, over four pathways, a broad suite of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (22 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Primary responsibility for the monitoring, management, protection and improvement of water quality is assigned to local authorities under the Local Government (Water Pollution) Acts and related legislation. The Environmental Protection Agency, through its Office of Environmental Enforcement, exercises general supervision in relation to the performance of these functions by local authorities....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Prices (22 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Responsibility for the independent economic regulation of the energy sector is assigned to the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, which is under aegis of the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications. Questions or concerns regarding charging arrangements for customers are a matter in the first instance for energy providers. Any concerns which cannot be resolved...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Housing for All Strategy delivers on the Programme for Government commitment to step up housing supply and put affordability at the heart of the housing system, with an ambitious target of 300,000 homes over the next decade for social, affordable and cost rental, private rental and private ownership housing. 54,000 affordable home interventions will be delivered between now and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department publishes comprehensive programme level statistics on social housing delivery for each local authority on a quarterly basis. The statistics are available to the end of Quarter 3 2021 and are published on the statistics page of my Department’s website, at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/6060e-overall-social-hou sing-provision/. The data for Quarter 4...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (22 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Local Authority Home Loan is a Government backed mortgage for those on modest or low incomes who cannot get sufficient funding from commercial banks to purchase or build a home. It has been available nationwide from local authorities since 4 January 2022. The loan can be used both for new and second-hand properties, or to self-build. It is the successor to the Rebuilding Ireland Home...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration (10 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: In relation to any specific cases with the Property Registration Authority (PRA), arrangements have been put in place to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. Further information in relation to the specific case referred to may be obtained by contacting the dedicated e-mail address in respect of the PRA at reps@prai.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (10 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215 and 216 together. The Mortgage to Rent (MTR) scheme was introduced in 2012 for borrowers of commercial lending institutions and is targeted at those households in mortgage arrears who have had their mortgage position deemed unsustainable by their lender under the Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (MARP), who agree to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Consultations (10 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The relevant details are being compiled and will be provided to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (10 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department does not operate a grant scheme or financial support for private homeowners whose property is experiencing subsidence issues.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (10 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 219 and 220 together. The current cost guidelines for the acquisition of houses and apartments for social housing use were updated and issued to local authorities in May 2021. A copy of these, in tabular format will be provided to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders. The guidelines are generally reviewed annually and the intention is to conduct a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Housing For All sets out national housing policy and implementation measures for the period to 2030. As part of the objective to increase social housing delivery, the plan recognises the significant role that Approved Housing Bodies (AHB’s) have played as partners in social housing delivery and will continue to play over the next five years. All applications under the Capital Advance...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) are important delivery partners for local authorities in the delivery of social housing. My Department and local authorities administer a number of funding programmes to assist AHBs with the cost of building, acquiring and leasing new social housing units. The housing and accommodation needs of a range of vulnerable individuals and families, whether permanent...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ukrainian War (10 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Government has acknowledged the scale and scope of the potential implications for the State arising from the conflict in Ukraine and has agreed that a coordinated, whole-of-Government response will be essential in response. Given the potential implications for a wide range of Departments, the Department of the Taoiseach has convened interdepartmental meetings to further assess the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (9 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: My Department’s Rural Water Programme makes provision for grant assistance to householders in carrying out remediation, repair or upgrading works to, or replacement of, a domestic waste water treatment systems (septic tanks) where these are located in areas specifically prioritised for environmental protection or where identified as requiring action under a national...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (9 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: Details of organisations that my Department has supported with financial assistance from 1 January 2020 to date are set out in the attached table. Approved Housing Bodies are not included in this reply on the basis that they have been granted approved status, under S. 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992, to assist Local Authorities in the provision of housing.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (9 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Affordable Housing Act 2021, the provisions of which I commenced in August and September 2021, laid the foundation for the introduction of two new affordable purchase schemes: the first to be delivered via Local Authorities and the Land Development Agency, and the second a national 'First Home' shared equity scheme supporting purchases in the private market. Part 2 of the Affordable...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (9 Mar 2022)

Darragh O'Brien: The Housing for All Strategy delivers on the Programme for Government commitment to step up housing supply and put affordability at the heart of the housing system, with an ambitious target of 300,000 homes over the next decade for social, affordable and cost rental, private rental and private ownership housing. 54,000 affordable home interventions will be delivered between now and...